cryptoperthite
noun
cryp·to·perthite
¦kriptō+
plural -s
: a perthite with lamellae of submicroscopic dimensions, such lamellae being observable by X-ray diffraction or by the electron microscope
cryptoperthitic adjective
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Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + perthite; originally formed as German kryptoperthit